DeShawn Sims: From Detroit Pershing to Michigan, Pro Basketball & Back Home | Shad Vs Everybody

🏀 FROM PERSHING TO MICHIGAN… AROUND THE WORLD… AND BACK HOME! | DESHAWN SIMS | SHAD VS EVERYBODY This week on Shad Vs Everybody, we sit down with Detroit basketball royalty — DeShawn Sims — for a conversation that goes WAY beyond the hardwood. Before he was wearing Maize & Blue, Sims was putting in work at Detroit Pershing High School, where he became one of the city's premier players, earning AP Class A Player of the Year and Parade All-American honors before taking his talents to the University of Michigan. At Michigan, Sims became a force in the Big Ten, finishing his Wolverine career with 1,584 points and 728 rebounds, earning multiple All-Big Ten honors and helping Michigan return to the NCAA Tournament. But basketball was only getting started. After Michigan, DeShawn's journey took him through the Boston Celtics organization, the NBA Development League — where he became the 2011 Rookie of the Year — and professional leagues around the globe, including stops in Greece, South Korea, Puerto Rico, Israel, Lebanon and Italy. And now the story has come FULL CIRCLE. DeShawn is back where it started — Detroit Pershing High School — serving as a Dean of Students and leading the basketball program as head coach, pouring years of basketball knowledge and life experience into another generation of Detroit kids. Pershing currently lists Sims among its Deans of Students, and he returned to his alma mater to coach the Doughboys in 2024. 🎙️ Shad and DeShawn talk about: 🔥 Growing up in Detroit and becoming a Pershing basketball standout 🏀 His journey from Pershing to the University of Michigan 〽️ Playing Big Ten basketball and becoming an All-Big Ten performer ☘️ His experience with the Boston Celtics organization 🌍 What professional basketball overseas is REALLY like 🏆 Becoming NBA D-League Rookie of the Year 🧠 The lessons basketball taught him beyond the court 🏫 Returning home to Pershing as a Dean and head basketball coach 💯 Why giving the next generation the game matters This isn't just a basketball conversation. It's about leaving home, seeing the world, gaining the knowledge… and bringing it back to the same neighborhood that helped create you. Detroit made him. Basketball took him around the world. Now DeShawn Sims is back home helping build what's next. ▶️ Tap in with another episode of SHAD VS EVERYBODY! LIKE • COMMENT • SUBSCRIBE • SHARE #ShadVsEverybody #DeShawnSims #DetroitBasketball #MichiganBasketball #GoBlue #PershingHighSchool #DetroitPershing #Doughboys #DetroitSports #MichiganWolverines #BigTenBasketball #BostonCeltics #NBAGLeague #DetroitPodcast #DetroitCulture #HighSchoolBasketball #DetroitPSL #EBlockRadio See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.